As Max Smart used to say: “Missed it by that much”. Now I get it. However, 20 years ago wasn’t Ft. Totten open to the public as a park? Trespassing may have been an issue once, but probably not 20 years ago.

“Little Bay” just west of Fort Totten looking at the Throgs Neck Bridge. I was “escorted” out of Fort Totten more than a couple of times in my youth. The old fort, now an attraction, was a derelict ruin. In other words, worth walking miles and traipsing around slick boulders at the bay’s edge (at low tide only) to sneak in. The coolest place on earth, or so we thought.

FT Totten became a public park in 2005. Prior to then, it was off limits to unauthorized personnel. BTW, I live close enough that when I do my walks, it’s the best place to get that accomplished. Except for the FDNY. It’s a ghost town.

Thanks for the clarification. Somewhere in the recent past didn’t the Coast Guard want it as a base but ultimately set up shop on Governor’s Island? And wasn’t there a proposal to develop it as a high end condo? There are things I miss abvout Queens but the local politics aren’t among them.